Filing system



FILING SYSTEM Filed Aug. 4 l926 J wonov ROBERTPHILL/P AR 9 4% 922% Patented Apr. 30, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ROBERT PHILIP GARROW, OF CHES'I'ERLFIELD, ENGLAND.

FILING SYSTEM.

Application filed August 4, 1926, Serial No. 127,153, and in Great Britain March 8, 1926.

p. a distance piece adapted to slidalily en- ,o; guides and attached to the cards by a h' ed or flexible men'iber positioned near ct. b end of the ca rd, said distance piece pro- Jeiainp; on each side of the hinged or flexil'ile .uieinber.

Hitherto the distance pieces of such tabs or mounts have extended from end to end along: the or e of the sheet or the like for at least the iull width of the sheet whether attached by one or by more flexible hinged incuil 1 and consequently the length of the distance piece has always been governed by th size of the sheet. Consequently such. d. incc pieces have, disadvanti eously, had to be made in various lengths to lit the particular sizes of sheets to which they were requircd to be attached. 'lherefore, these forms of tabs do not possess universalityof application and the object of this invention is to ii.'ovidc an improved tab or mount OVM'OOIII- inn; this disadvantage whereby a tab or mount can be universally lll'JPllOll to any sheet, card or the like irrespective of its size.

According to this invention therefore, a tab or mount of the above indicated kind less the a half the length of the adjacent edge of the heet. card or the like to which it to be a ach-tul, the distance piece being slightly lion c r than the hinged or flexible member and all achable to either end of the sheet, card or the like by the hinged or flexible member so as to position one endof the distance piece flush with one edge of said sheet. card or the like, the distance piece being adapted to engage a guide located between said end and the sheet, card or the like.

deterring to the drawings tiled herewith:

Fig. 1, is a perspective view of one form of means for tiling cards made in accordance with this invention.

:2, is a detail view on an enlarged e of a tab or mount for the cards.

Fig. 3, is a fragmentary section also to an enlarged scale on the line A--l3, Figure l.

o, a are a plurality of sheets, cards, folders, or the like (hereafter referred to, for the sake of brevity. as cards) each provided at one side with two tabs or mounts in the form of a ilistance piece I) made. for example, of cellnloid or any other suitable material say about 1% long, A wide and of sufiicient thickness to be fairly rigid, one distance piece being attacheiil to one end and oneto the other end of the upper edge of the card by a central flexible nien'iber c, for example of gummcd linen tape, which may be additionally secured to the distance piece by a staple 6!, one end of each distance piece 7) being flush with one side edge of each card (i as shown. Each card can, therefore, be turned on the flexible strips in the manner of a hinge. c, c are drawers or trays (hereafter referred to as trays) in which the cards a a re ad apted to be contained, and in each tra two parallel guides are provided, one cacli at two opposite sides of the trays c and the distance pieces 7) are adapted to engage these pfuidcs f in such a manner that said guides are located between one end of the distance pieces and the cards, whereby the said cards can be slid along the trays, by reason of the distance pieces slidably engaging the guides, whilst they can also be turned over on the flexible members c from one side to the other. A. very convenient form of guide f may comprise, as shown, a strip of celluloid or other suitable material mounted slightly above the surface of each tray so that the a space betwl-ien the guide and the surface of.

the trays forms a space deep enough to receive the distance pieces lying" adjacent one another on the l'iot-tom of the trays and when positioned adjacent one another each with its free edge visibly exposed to an extent t?(il'l'("-ll0ll(ll1l,f to the width of the distance pieces Z) and thereby etl'ecting; visibility of any written or printed matter on the said exposed edge of the cards. The cards can be turned over to rear or front on the flexible members 0 through an angle of 180 about the distance pieces and any card may be written upon so positioned, the cards a are consequentially l tray.

It is to be understood that the cabinet and trays can be made of an Suitable material and further, the t 'ays may he fitted Gildhdilt) or eidewise in the cabinet.

The trays, Whether inserted edgewise or endwiise into the abinet are snp iorted in any Well-hnoWn manner and. may have handles or knobs h and label holders j on the front. a

It will, therefore, be seen that tabs made according to this invention are e nnnetrical in torn: and universal in their application either to various of cards 0 J as regards their position on the cards.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. For filing systems an attachable "asrd having a tab of the kind described, comprising a distance piece less than half the length,

of the adjacent edge off said card, a flexible member attached to the distance piece, aaid distance piece projecting on each side of the flexible member, one end of the distance piece being flush with one edge of the card and one end only of the distance piece being adapted to engage a giiid located between Said end and the :ard.

2. For iiiine syeteine an attachable card having a die ice piece lees; than half the length of the adjacent edge of the card, a flexible nienaher'attached to the d istance piece by adhesive and .i staple, said distance piece projecting; on each nide oi the flexible menibei' one end cf the distance piece being fineh with one edgi'e ot the card and one end only of the dint ice piece being adapted to engage a nitiate located between aaid end and the card.

3. ln til ng efmteine, carde aich provided with two tad each tab comprising a distance, piece it than half the cngth of the adjacent edge oi card a flexible nieinher attached to each diatance piece, said distance pieces; projecting beyond the sides oil the. flexible iiieniberie one end of each distance ll nah with an ed o l the attached inn. adapted to w a guide located en it and the card and the other ends 7 n distance piece): being tree.

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